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Is Rezoning In East Harlem A Trojan Horse For Gentrification?

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08/30/2017

Is Rezoning In East Harlem A Trojan Horse For Gentrification? A fence in East Harlem ... Aztec symbols, for example, and a piece devoted to women’ s rights on the barrier that...

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Community Development

From the Ground Up

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09/08/2017

From the Ground Up Top-down development doesn't work. What' s needed is a "pull model" created by locals, funders, and government ... planning models often reduce India’ s...

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Are Artists the New Interpreters of Scientific Innovation?

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09/13/2017

... Hampshire, and of the Skowhegan School, in Maine. There’ s the Rome Prize fellowship, at the city’ s American ... the noise and obligations of regular life, and instead...

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Arts

Gates Report Stresses Need for Philanthropy Amid Aid Cuts

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09/13/2017

... Amid Aid Cuts The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation issued a report card today meant to underscore deep worries that the world is in danger of backsliding on a broad range of...

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Open Society Research Looks at New Technology Predicting Recidivism Without Being Racist

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09/25/2017

... So you’ve just been arrested. Welcome to Philadelphia’ s criminal justice system. You’ll soon be whisked into a room where bail will be assigned to you — likely in a matter of...

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Justice Reform

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Nonprofits Initiate Recall as Mayor Cuts Their Funding

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10/05/2017

Nonprofits Initiate Recall as Mayor Cuts Their Funding A coalition of nonprofit leaders and community activists have launched a ... that a group opposing Mayor Jason Gonzalez’...

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Rockefeller Foundation Research Shows Connection Between Watershed Quality and Disease in Children

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10/10/2017

... Between Watershed Quality and Disease in Children A University of Vermont-led study of 300,000 children in 35 nations says ... fatal disease,” says Taylor Ricketts of UVM’...

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Universal Deduction Bill Draws Measured Praise

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10/13/2017

... have applauded legislation introduced to create a universal charitable deduction for all taxpayers but note ... about limiting it to a third of the standard deduction. U. S...

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Aetna Foundation Pledges Funding To 25 Community-Based Nonprofits To Promote Active Living and Increase Access To Healthy Foods

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11/13/2017

... a new round of grants, the philanthropic arm of Aetna is getting out of doctors’ offices and into the neighborhoods ... play to improve health outcomes...

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Health

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22 Oct 2012

Accelerating the Upstate Economy: A Series on Entrepreneurship in our Region

Monday, October 22, 2012 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

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The U. S . Department of Agriculture Rural Development is creating jobs for ... producers, businesses and families. Their grants act as a catalyst for business development and entrepreneurship by...

05 Mar 2014

Economies of Inclusion: Building Strong Local Businesses and Communities

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2:15pm to 5:00pm

Philanthropy New York

... have failed to keep up with an ever-increasing cost of living, decreasing the social well-being of millions. ... democratizing ownership and other business structures as a critical component...

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National LGBT Museum Board of Directors Votes to Establish Museum in NYC

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04/30/2015

National LGBT Museum Board of Directors Votes to Establish Museum in NYC The Board of ... visioning process (details of which can be found at www .nationallgbtmuseum.org ),...

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Arts

LGBTQ

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Bank of America Grant and Volunteers Support Partnership with Eva’s Village

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01/25/2017

Bank of America Grant and Volunteers Support Partnership with Eva’ s Village Eva’ s Village, a Paterson, NJ, anti-poverty, nonprofit organization, ...

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UJA-Federation of New York Mobilizes 3,000 Volunteers for 70 Service Projects on MLK Day

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01/16/2019

UJA-Federation of New York Mobilizes 3,000 Volunteers for 70 Service ... Yorkers will participate in UJA-Federation of New York’ s third region-wide MLK Day of Service. Twenty...

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Federica Mogherini and William Lee Join Rockefeller Brothers Fund Board of Trustees

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03/28/2022

... and William Lee Join Rockefeller Brothers Fund Board of Trustees Federica Mogherini , former vice president of the European Commission, and William Lee , former chief ... will help sustain and strengthen our...

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Bloomberg’s What Works Cities Program Hits 100-City Goal

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01/17/2018

Bloomberg’ s What Works Cities Program Hits 100-City Goal When it launched in April 2015, one of the goals of What Works Cities, the cross-sector ... 100 municipal governments. After initially...

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Community Development

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William Penn and Mellon Foundations Give $8 Million to Philly Arts and Culture Groups Hit by COVID-19

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12/02/2020

... Arts and Culture Groups Hit by COVID-19 Two major backers of arts and culture in Philadelphia have teamed up to award ... for the sector. The $4 million each from Philadelphia’ s William Penn Foundation and...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Arts

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29 Oct 2020

Food for Thought: Preparing for the Post Election World

Thursday, October 29, 2020 -

12:00pm to 1:15pm

... 2016 presidential election was followed by an outpouring of emotions. The unexpected result revealed how unprepared ... colleagues and grantees or respond to the challenges of a new...

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Elects New Board Chair and Five Members to Its Board of Directors

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01/15/2016

... Elects New Board Chair and Five Members to Its Board of Directors Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA), one of the world’ s leading nonprofit philanthropy services, announced today ... RPA...

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